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A. M. HERMAN.

KITCHEN SAFE. y No. 345,784. Patented JulyZO, 1886.

Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADDISON MORITZ HERMAN, OF NEWTIONIA, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF 'IOSARAH A. HART, OF SAME PLACE.

KITCHEN-SAFE.

GPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,784, dated July 2OI1886.

Application filed January 28,1886.

Serial No. 190,074. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ADDISON MORITZ HER- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Newtonia, in the coun ty of Newton andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inKitchenvSafes; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear,and exact description Iofthe invention, such as will enable othersskilled 1o in the art to which it appertains to make and Y use thesame,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lett-ersor figures of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in acombined floursafe and kitchen-cabinet, the object of my invention beingto provide animproved article of kitchenfurniture; and it consists inthe construction 2o and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafterfully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l isa perspective view of a kitchen-cabinet or flour-safe con structed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewshowing the lid in a closed position. Fig. 3 is adetail sectional viewshowing one form ofbearing for the o) flounchcsts. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of one of the drawsupports, and Fig. 5

is a detail sectional view showing a spring and strip which bears uponone ofthe sides of the flour-chest to hold the saine in position.

A represents a suitable frame, which conv sists of side pieces, A', acentral partition, a, and a top, a', which are arranged so as to providetwo spaces or compartments within which are located the flour or mealchests B B. On .io theinnersides of each of the vertical supports a A',near their upper edges and at a slight dis tance to one side of thecenter, are pivoted depending strips C, which are also pivoted to aplatform, O', said platform having rearwardly- I extending bars,whichare pivotal] y secured to short links c, which are secured to the innersides of the vertical supports. By this means the platform C is hungwithin the frame, so that when it is swung forward it will assume aninclination, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2. The chests B B areprovided on their bottoms with transverse bars b, between which will liethe platform, so as to retain the receptacles or chests on said platformand prevent the bins from slipping therefrom when moved.

By the construction hereinloefore described, when the chests B are drawnoutwardly they will be tilted,so as to provide quite alarge spacethrough which access may be had to the flour, and when there is butasmall amount of flour 6o in the chest it will collect at the lowercorner, and may be gathered up and removed. It will also be noted thatwhen the chest is swung forward the front edge will be depressed,thereby allowing it to extend quite a distance 6 5 outwardly from itssupport at its upper end, but at the same time elevating the rearportion sufficiently to abut against the frame, and retain it inposition. Then it is desired to remove the chests from the frame, it canbe 7o readily accomplished by holding the lower edge in and drawing uponthe upper edge, after which the chests can be elevated bodily andremoved from their supports.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have shown a 75 modification of my inventionin which case the swinging hars are dispensed with, and the lowerportion of the bins is provided with strips w, from which project knobsw, which enter recesses formed in plates y, attached to 8o vertical sidesupports. Each of the strips is inclined, so as to allow the bin to betilted forwardly. The side pieces, A, adjacent to the upper edge of eachof the bins, are provided with transverse recesses,within which lie theinturned end of metallic strips D, said metallic strips being secured tothe side pieces so as to havea slight spring movement, and they bearagainst the sides of the bin or chest, so as to hold them in place by aslight 9o spring-pressure. The top a has rigidly secured at its rear endan upright piece, c, which is rigidly braced to the top by brackets c',and a folding top is hung tothe upper edge ofthe back piece, c, in anysuitable manner, said top having a depending end, f. The back piece, e,has secured thereto brackets of ordinary constrnction, which are adaptedto support a rolling-pin, and it may also be provided with a shelf forthe reception of bread- Ico knives, cake-cutters, &c. Near the forwardends of the brackets e are pivoted arms G,

which are connected at their upper ends to a bar, G', which is pivotallyattached to the side piece,f, of the top. The bars G' are recessed forthe reception of a shelf, H, which shelf carries on its under side aseries of drawers, h. rIhe under side of the shelf H has rigidly securedthereto a series of wire bails, z', which are bent, as shown in Fig. 4,so that the drawers, which are provided with cross-bars i', may beplaced over said bails, and when drawn outwardly said drawers will havea downward inclination, owing to the supporting bars thereoflying withinthe downwardly-bent portions of the bail. W'hen the drawers are shovedrearwardly, they will ride upon the bail, and the upper edges thereofwill lit snugly against the under side of the shelf.

J refers to abread-board, which is provided on its under side withrecesses j, said recesses being adapted to be placed over a rest-bar,j', which is secured to the rear edge of the top a. The bread-board isheld in position by a pivoted lever, K, which is formed into a cam atone end, while the other end extends upwardly, so as to bear against theinner side of the top when the same is elevated. By the constructionherein described the shelf II and the drawers will always be kept in ahorizontal position, irrespective of the angle of the folding top, andthe lever K, besides serving to hold the top in a vertical position,holds the bread-board J in position for use, as shown in Fig. l. Thebreadboard J, when not in use, is adapted to be placed upon the top a.

I am aware that tilting bins or rloursafes have heretofore been made,and I therefore make no broad claim to such construction; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a kitchencabinet or flour-safe, asuitable stand or supportprovided with pivoted bars C, which are attached to a platform havingrearwardly-projecting arms, said arms being connected to short links c,in combination with a bin having transverse strips which lie' over theedges of the. platform, substantially as shown, and for the purpose setforth.`

2. In a kitchen-cabinet, aV stand provided with a hinged top and arms Gpivoted thereto and carrying a shelf, said arms being connected to barsG so as to maintain the shelf in a horizontal position irrespective ofthe position of the 'folding top, substantially as shown.

3. In a kitchen-cabinet, a shelf, H, a folding top,arms G', pivotedthereto and carrying said shelf, bars Gr, pivoted to said arms G', asdescribed, and drawers located on the under side of said shelf andadapted to tilt downwardly when opened, substantially as shown,

g and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with a shelf, bails ,sccured thereto and provided withside bars which incline from the under side of said shelf and are bentupwardly so as to providea stop, and drawers having cross-bars which lieabove said bail, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with a kitchen-cabinet having` a stationary top, a',and folding top, of a lever having a cam end and a bread -board adaptedto be clamped by the cam end of said lever on said top a, the other endof said lever being adapted to retain the top in a raised position,substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADDISON MORITZ lHERMAN.

Witnesses:

J. M. MARET, IN. D. BnowN.

